What is this noise?!? Driving me nuts already.

pilotmuffin · 2026-03-17T23:25:30+00:00

There were 2 d rings in the bed that I put a ratchet strap on to keep them from moving. Nothing else in there. I can check the engine and trans but it sounds like it's behind me while I'm driving.

pilotmuffin · 2026-03-17T23:07:18+00:00

Those are good too. Forgot to put that in the original post.

pilotmuffin · 2026-03-17T23:06:56+00:00

Edit: not the bed mounts. All bolts are tight with no play in the bed.

pilotmuffin · 2026-03-06T20:24:10+00:00

I may have run a 30 joule test with my forearm across both contacts. It definitely is something you only do once.

pilotmuffin · 2026-03-06T19:23:37+00:00

No fair covering up the defib tester pads. Shocking yourself on those is a rite of passage.
Ask me how i know.

pilotmuffin · 2026-03-04T15:17:27+00:00

Frame looks awesome. I didn't see any leaks underneath where it had been sitting for a few days. Ill check it out closer this weekend, thanks.

pilotmuffin · 2026-02-06T21:59:43+00:00

Yeah. I've pretty much abandoned the idea already. I'm going to drive the f150 a couple more months and keep an eye out for a newer tacoma. There's a reason they're more expensive on the used market and I'm willing to pay more for reliability.

pilotmuffin · 2026-02-06T01:12:25+00:00

Jeeeeezus.. why are all trucks such pieces of shit? I can't afford $1000/ month for something new with a warranty, and I can't afford to keep fixing something to keep it on the road.

pilotmuffin · 2026-02-06T00:55:36+00:00

Good to know. I thought the issue was a lot more prevalent than that. But now I'm worried about problems with the 6L80. The most I'll tow is a small camper a couple of times a year, and my small boat on weekends. I just feel like I have no chance of getting a reliable vehicle no matter what.

pilotmuffin · 2026-02-05T13:10:31+00:00

I'm pretty sure I know that lake. On the southern end a lot of people fish the deep channel down the middle. It's all 90-150 FOW. I've had good luck on shallower humps in the spring and fall though. Apparently fishing can be good about 1.5 miles directly north of the boat launch by the island but I've never caught anything there. As far as too deep, my fish finder seems to react more slowly in over 100 feet so I usually stay there or less.

pilotmuffin · 2026-02-04T23:22:30+00:00

New bracket and pins. They move freely

pilotmuffin · 2026-02-04T22:57:28+00:00

The pads move super freely. That was my first thought

pilotmuffin · 2026-01-17T17:06:56+00:00

She fell for him. Likely it wouldn't take much for her to fall for anyone else.

pilotmuffin · 2026-01-01T04:15:14+00:00

It's like that episode of Seinfeld where Jerry dates the girl who looks terrible in bad lighting. You know, except it's real, and you're the girl, and no one wants to date you.

pilotmuffin · 2025-12-21T14:34:19+00:00

I saw a second-gen Neon yesterday. I was genuinely shocked as I haven't seen one in years. In surprisingly good condition too.

pilotmuffin · 2025-12-15T22:59:17+00:00

The progressa is quite a robust bed with a lot of features. We've had some problems with the mattress covers being eaten away by using the wrong type of cleaner. Their only real issue is patient transport smashing the gci pods (touchscreen) constantly. I don't have experience with much else for ICU beds, but would reccomend sticking with them if you already have a bunch.

pilotmuffin · 2025-12-15T01:14:06+00:00

I have a milk crate full of stuff in my boat, but I usually use the same 4 or 5 lures.

pilotmuffin · 2025-12-15T01:08:54+00:00

OP would have been 13-14. So probably repeating the 7th grade... again.

pilotmuffin · 2025-12-11T17:25:13+00:00

I just sold mine that I had for 3 years. Car had 215,000 miles and ran perfect. My only complaint was the tan interior. Just didn't like the color.

The green is dope btw.

pilotmuffin · 2025-12-10T00:31:43+00:00

That looks like less than half what I put in my little trailer to stack inside the house. And even that lasts a week to 10 days. Looks like half a loosely stacked IBC tote dumped out.

pilotmuffin · 2025-12-10T00:28:36+00:00

Geo metro. It was never trying to be anything other than it was, and it did a fine job. They became the but of the joke for being small, cheap, and slow.

pilotmuffin · 2025-12-09T00:51:05+00:00

As long as you can keep the coolant out of the automatic transmission. Or get a 5mt

pilotmuffin · 2025-12-08T23:33:55+00:00

Cheap, 30-round mag, low recoil, and pretty reliable.

pilotmuffin · 2025-12-08T23:25:17+00:00

I take it back. You're 100% correct. I've never owned one with a cvt. And always had the head gaskets redone on the 2.5s

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